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1The original notice did not include ‘‘operation’’

in the title. Because it is clear that KRR will also 

become the operator of the leased lines, the title has 

been revised accordingly. 

1 In a letter filed on April 5, 2007, BNSF clarifies 

that its use of MN in the headings of the notice is 

a clerical error, and that MN should be replaced 

with IL in the headings, as is consistent with the 

use of IL or Illinois in the text of the notice and 

newspaper publication. 

2The Board will grant a stay if an informed 

decision on environmental issues (whether raised 

by a party or by the Board’s Section of 

Environmental Analysis (SEA) in its independent 

investigation) cannot be made before the 

exemption’s effective date. See Exemption of Outof-Service Rail Lines, 5 I.C.C.2d 377 (1989). Any 

request for a stay should be filed as soon as possible 

so that the Board may take appropriate action before 

the exemption’s effective date. 

3Each OFA must be accompanied by the filing 

fee, which is currently set at $1,300. See 49 CFR 

1002.2(f)(25). 

a petition to revoke will not 

automatically stay the effectiveness of 

the transaction. Petitions for stay must 

be filed no later than April 27, 2007 (at 

least 7 days before the exemption 

becomes effective). 

An original and 10 copies of all 

pleadings, referring to STB Finance 

Docket No. 35016, must be filed with 

the Surface Transportation Board, 395 E 

Street, SW., Washington, DC 20423–

0001. In addition, a copy of each 

pleading must be served on Thomas F. 

McFarland, 208 South LaSalle St., Suite 

1890, Chicago, IL 60604–1112. 

Board decisions and notices are 

available on our Web site at http:// 

www.stb.dot.gov. 

Decided: April 13, 2007. 

By the Board, David M. Konschnik, 

Director, Office of Proceedings. 

Vernon A. Williams, 

Secretary. 

[FR Doc. E7–7590 Filed 4–19–07; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Surface Transportation Board 

[STB Finance Docket No. 35015] 

Kaw River Railroad, Inc.—Lease and 

Operation Exemption 1—BNSF Railway 

Company 

Kaw River Railroad, Inc. (KRR), a 

Class III rail carrier, has filed a verified 

notice of exemption under 49 CFR 

1150.41 to lease from BNSF Railway 

Company (BNSF) and operate 

approximately 14.66 miles of rail lines 

located in BNSF’s Bedford Yard and the 

Bedford Industrial Park, in North 

Kansas City, MO, as follows: Track 

Numbers 1601 through 1605, including 

associated lead Track Numbers 1 

through 10 coming off of Track Number 

1606, and Track Number 1606 starting 

on the west end from the clearance 

point of the switch with Track Number 

1502. In conjunction with the lease of 

these rail lines, KRR will acquire 

incidental, restricted overhead trackage 

rights over a 1.52-mile BNSF rail line 

located between the Bedford Yard and 

the Kansas City Southern Railway 

Company (KCS) track leading to KCS’s 

Knoche Yard via the ASB Bridge, in 

North Kansas City. 

KRR certifies that its projected annual 

revenues as a result of this transaction 

will not result in the creation of a Class 

II or Class I rail carrier and will not 

exceed $5 million. 

The earliest this transaction may be 

consummated is the May 6, 2007 

effective date of the exemption (30 days 

after the exemption was filed). 

If the verified notice contains false or 

misleading information, the exemption 

is void ab initio. Petitions to revoke the 

exemption under 49 U.S.C. 10502(d) 

may be filed at any time. The filing of 

a petition to revoke will not 

automatically stay the transaction. 

Petitions for stay must be filed no later 

than April 27, 2007. 

An original and 10 copies of all 

pleadings, referring to STB Finance 

Docket No. 35015, must be filed with 

the Surface Transportation Board, 395 E. 

Street, SW., Washington, DC 20423–

0001. In addition, a copy of each 

pleading must be served on Karl Morell, 

1455 F Street, NW., Suite 225, 

Washington, DC 20005. 

Board decisions and notices are 

available on our Web site at http:// 

www.stb.dot.gov. 

Decided: April 12, 2007. 

By the Board, David M. Konschnik, 

Director, Office of Proceedings. 

Vernon A. Williams, 

Secretary. 

[FR Doc. E7–7544 Filed 4–19–07; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4915–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Surface Transportation Board 

[STB Docket No. AB–6 (Sub-No. 452X)] 

BNSF Railway Company—

Abandonment Exemption—in Clinton 

and Marion Counties, IL 

BNSF Railway Company (BNSF) has 

filed a notice of exemption under 49 

CFR 1152 Subpart F—Exempt 

Abandonments to abandon 

approximately 1.05 miles of rail line, 

extending between milepost 13.97 and 

milepost 15.02, near Centralia, in 

Clinton and Marion Counties, IL.1 The 

line traverses United States Postal 

Service Zip Code 62801. 

BNSF has certified that: (1) No local 

traffic has moved over the line for at 

least 2 years; (2) any overhead traffic on 

the line will be rerouted; (3) no formal 

complaint filed by a user of rail service 

on the line (or by a state or local 

government entity acting on behalf of 

such user) regarding cessation of service 

over the line either is pending with the 

Surface Transportation Board or with 

any U.S. District Court or has been 

decided in favor of complainant within 

the 2-year period; and (4) the 

requirements at 49 CFR 1105.7 

(environmental reports), 49 CFR 1105.8 

(historic reports), 49 CFR 1105.11 

(transmittal letter), 49 CFR 1105.12 

(newspaper publication), and 49 CFR 

1152.50(d)(1) (notice to governmental 

agencies) have been met. 

As a condition to this exemption, any 

employee adversely affected by the 

abandonment shall be protected under 

Oregon Short Line R. Co.—

Abandonment—Goshen, 360 I.C.C. 91 

(1979). To address whether this 

condition adequately protects affected 

employees, a petition for partial 

revocation under 49 U.S.C. 10502(d) 

must be filed. 

Provided no formal expression of 

intent to file an offer of financial 

assistance (OFA) has been received, this 

exemption will be effective on May 22, 

2007, unless stayed pending 

reconsideration. Petitions to stay that do 

not involve environmental issues,2

formal expressions of intent to file an 

OFA under 49 CFR 1152.27(c)(2),3 and 

trail use/rail banking requests under 49 

CFR 1152.29 must be filed by April 30, 

2007. Petitions to reopen or requests for 

public use conditions under 49 CFR 

1152.28 must be filed by May 10, 2007, 

with: Surface Transportation Board, 395 

E Street, SW., Washington, DC 20423–

0001. 

A copy of any petition filed with the 

Board should be sent to BNSF’s 

representative: Sidney L. Strickland, Jr., 

Sidney Strickland and Associates, 

PLLC, 3050 K Street, NW., Suite 101, 

Washington, DC 20007. 

If the verified notice contains false or 

misleading information, the exemption 

is void ab initio. 

BNSF has filed a combined 

environmental and historic report 

which addresses the effects, if any, of 

the abandonment on the environment 

and historic resources. SEA will issue 

an environmental assessment (EA) by 

April 27, 2007. Interested persons may 

obtain a copy of the EA by writing to 


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SEA (Room 1100, Surface 

Transportation Board, Washington, DC 

20423–0001) or by calling SEA, at (202) 

245–0305. [Assistance for the hearing 

impaired is available through the 

Federal Information Relay Service 

(FIRS) at 1–800–877–8339.] Comments 

on environmental and historic 

preservation matters must be filed 

within 15 days after the EA becomes 

available to the public. 

Environmental, historic preservation, 

public use, or trail use/rail banking 

conditions will be imposed, where 

appropriate, in a subsequent decision. 

Pursuant to the provisions of 49 CFR 

1152.29(e)(2), BNSF shall file a notice of 

consummation with the Board to signify 

that it has exercised the authority 

granted and fully abandoned the line. If 

consummation has not been effected by 

BNSF’s filing of a notice of 

consummation by April 20, 2008, and 

there are no legal or regulatory barriers 

to consummation, the authority to 

abandon will automatically expire. 

Board decisions and notices are 

available on our Web site at http:// 

www.stb.dot.gov. 

Decided: April 9, 2007. 

By the Board, David M. Konschnik, 

Director, Office of Proceedings. 

Vernon A. Williams, 

Secretary. 

[FR Doc. E7–7535 Filed 4–19–07; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4915–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY 

Submission for OMB Review; 

Comment Request 

April 13, 2007. 

The Department of the Treasury has 

submitted the following public 

information collection requirement(s) to 

OMB for review and clearance under the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 

Public Law 104–13. Copies of the 

submission(s) may be obtained by 

calling the Treasury Bureau Clearance 

Officer listed. Comments regarding this 

information collection should be 

addressed to the OMB reviewer listed 

and to the Treasury Department 

Clearance Officer, Department of the 

Treasury, Room 11000, 1750 

Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., 

Washington, DC 20220. 

Dates: Written comments should be 

received on or before May 21, 2007 to 

be assured of consideration. 

Bureau of Public Debt (BPD) 

MB Number: 1535–0094 

Type of Review: Extension. 

Title: Regulations Governing 

Payments by the Automated Clearing 

House Method on Account of United 

States Securities. 

Description: The information is 

needed in order to make payments to 

investors in United States Securities by 

the Automated Clearing House (ACH) 

method. 

Respondents: Individuals or 

Households. 

Estimated Total Burden Hours: 1 

hour. 

OMB Number: 1535–0131. 

Type of Review: Extension. 

Title: Application For Disposition of 

Series I Savings Bonds after the Death 

of the registered owner(s). 

Form: PD F 5394. 

Description: Used to distribute Series 

I savings bonds after the death of the 

registered owner(s). 

Respondents: Individuals or 

Households. 

Estimated Total Burden Hours: 2,050 

hours. 

OMB Number: 1535–0095. 

Type of Review: Extension. 

Title: Regulations Governing United 

States Savings Bonds Series E/EE and 

H/HH. 

Description: The regulations mandate 

the payment of H/HH interest by Direct 

Deposit (ACH method). 

Respondents: Individuals or 

Households. 

Estimated Total Burden Hours: 1 

hour. 

OMB Number: 1535–0121. 

Type of Review: Extension. 

Title: U.S. Treasury Securities State 

and Local Government Series Early 

Redemption Request. 

Form: PD F 5377. 

Description: Used for early 

redemption of State and Local 

Government Series Securities. 

Respondents: State, Local and Tribal 

Government. 

Estimated Total Burden Hours: 247 

hours. 

Clearance Officer: Vicki S. Thorpe 

(304) 480–8150, Bureau of the Public 

Debt, 200 Third Street, Parkersburg, 

West Virginia 26106. 

OMB Reviewer: Alexander T. Hunt 

(202) 395–7316, Office of Management 

and Budget, Room 10235, New 

Executive Office Building, Washington, 

DC 20503. 

Michael A. Robinson, 

Treasury PRA Clearance Officer. 

[FR Doc. E7–7562 Filed 4–19–07; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY 

Fiscal Service 

Surety Companies Acceptable on 

Federal Bonds: Hudson Insurance 

Company 

AGENCY: Financial Management Service, 

Fiscal Service, Department of the 

Treasury. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: This is Supplemental No. 8 to 

the Treasury Department Circular 570; 

2006 Revision, published June 30, 2006, 

at 71 FR 37694. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Surety Bond Branch at (202) 874–6850. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: A 

Certificate of Authority as an acceptable 

surety on Federal bonds is hereby 

issued under 31 U.S.C. 9305 to the 

following Company: 

Hudson Insurance Company (NAIC 

#25054). Business Address: 17 State 

Street, 29th Floor, New York, NY 10004. 

Phone: (212) 978–2851. Underwriting 

Limitation b/: $11,542,000. Surety 

Licenses c/: AL, AK, AR, CA, CO, DE, 

DC, GA, HI, ID, IL, IN, IA, KS, KY, MD, 

MA, MI, MN, MS, MT, NE, NV, NJ, NIM, 

NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, SD, TN, TX, UT, 

VT, WA, WV, WI, WY. Incorporated IN: 

Delaware. 

Federal-bond-approving officers should 

annotate their reference copies of the 

Treasury Circular 570 (‘‘Circular’’), 2006 

Revision, to reflect this addition. 

Certificates of Authority expire on 

June 30th each year, unless revoked 

prior to that date. The Certificate are 

subject to subsequent annual renewal as 

long as the companies remain qualified 

(see 31 CFR part 223). A list of qualified 

companies is published annually as of 

July 1st in the Circular, which outlines 

details as to underwriting limitations, 

areas in which companies are licensed 

to transact surety business, and other 

information. 

The Circular may be viewed and 

downloaded through the Internet at 

http://www.fms.treas.gov/c570. 

Questions concerning this Notice may 

be directed to the U.S. Department of 

the Treasury, Financial Management 

Service, Financial Accounting and 

Services Division, Surety Bond Branch, 

3700 East-West Highway, Room 6F01, 

Hyattsville, MD 20782. 

Dated: April 5, 2007. 

Vivian L. Cooper, 

Director, Financial Accounting and Services 

Division, Financial Management Service. 

[FR Doc. 07–1954 Filed 4–19–07; 8:45 am] 

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